| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mujaid Sadick Aliu | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Logroño, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valvanera | |||
| 2016–2018 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Deportivo B | 26 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Deportivo La Coruña | 30 | (0) |
| 2021– | Genk | 128 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2018 | |||
Mujaid Sadick Aliu (born 14 March 2000), simply known as Mujaid, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Genk as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Logroño, La Rioja to parents from Nigeria and Ghana,1 Mujaid joined Deportivo de La Coruña's youth setup in 2016, from Valvanera CD.2 He made his senior debut with the reserves on 22 October 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Ismael Díaz in a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against CDA Navalcarnero.3
Mujaid made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 12 May 2018, replacing Juanfran late into a 2–4 home loss against Villarreal CF.4
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo B | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Tercera División | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2017–18 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 0 | ||||
| Genk | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6a | 0 | 1b | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6c | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12d | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
| Total | 128 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 5 | ||
| Jong Genk | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 209 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 5 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Belgian Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Spain U18
- Mediterranean Games: Gold Medal 2018
References
References
- García, Iñaki (15 June 2018). "El último riojano de Primera" [The last Riojan of Primera] (in Spanish). La Rioja. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- "La Rioja exporta futuro futbolístico" [La Rioja export footballing future] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Mujaid, tercer debutante juvenil en Segunda B" [Mujaid, third youth team debutant in Segunda B] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Castillejo paga el billete a Europa" [Castillejo pays the ticket to Europa] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- Mujaid Sadick at BDFutbol
- Mujaid Sadick at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)